Inspire Creativity and Craftsmanship - Join Cardiff Steiner School as a Part-Time Hard Crafts Teacher
Are you passionate about hands-on creativity and inspired by the art of traditional crafts? Cardiff Steiner School is seeking a skilled and imaginative Part-Time Hard Crafts Teacher to become part of our collaborative and creative team.
In this exciting role, you'll lead and develop the Hard Crafts programme across our Middle and Upper School (ages 14 to 19). Depending on your expertise this could include woodworking, blacksmithing, metalwork, sculpture, stone carving, ceramics, and basketry.
Working within the Steiner Waldorf curriculum and the Certificate of Steiner Education (NZCSE) – a unique, assessment-only qualification recognised by universities – you’ll have the rare opportunity to teach free from the constraints of GCSEs and A-levels. This is your chance to engage students in a meaningful, hands-on, and creative learning journey.
If you're ready to share your craft and inspire the next generation of makers in a supportive and creative environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Hours
* 12 lessons over 2 days per week - Full time salary £29,180- 44.44% Pro Rata post - actual salary £12,970
Or
* 14 lessons over 2.5 days a week – Full time salary £29,180- 51.85% Pro Rata post - actual salary £15,130
Plus planning, prep, meeting and professional development time. We have an approx. 36 week teaching year.
Or
* Job share or part-year working. We are open to supporting flexible working arrangements and understand that great talent comes in many forms. This role is open to job share or part-year working. For example working half the role for 1 day a week, or working the full role for 2 days a week for one term per year. If you are interested in applying as part of a job share or for a reduced-hours position, please let us know in your application. We’re happy to explore how we can make this role work for the right candidate(s).
About You
You’ll be an excellent craftsperson with a high level of knowledge and experience of Hard Craft. You’ll have Teaching/Workshop experience in Hard Craft education and/or experience of working with young people.
You’ll have the skills and passion to work creatively with students to support their educational and personal development. A committed, creative and resourceful individual you’ll have an interest in Steiner-Waldorf education and support the School’s ethos and approach to education, with a willingness to develop this further.
We have an experienced team of qualified Steiner Teachers able to offer advice and support in working with the Steiner Waldorf curriculum, as well as a supportive professional development programme of peer mentoring and external training and development opportunities.
About Us
Set in Wales’ capital city, the School offers a full Kindergarten to Class 12 Steiner Waldorf education. Founded in 1997, we opened our Lower School in 2012, built upon the firm foundations of 15 years as a successful Kindergarten. From strong roots we quickly grew, and expanded to Upper School in September 2017 offering the New Zealand Certificate of Steiner Education (NZCSE), with our first Class 12 graduating with the Certificate in 2021.
The NZCSE is the first trans-national, secondary school qualification to be fully based on the Steiner curriculum. It’s a valid, alternative qualification, equivalent to A Levels and the International Baccalaureate, recognised by UCAS and accepted by UK and international universities. The NZCSE is the most widely offered qualification in UK Steiner Schools that offer a full K-Class 12 Steiner Waldorf education.
We are a pioneering team with an irrepressible spirit who enjoy rising to the challenges and celebrating the joys that a young School brings. Our internationally diverse teaching team includes subject teachers in Bothmer, Music, Handwork, Craft, Spanish, Games, as well as a team of specialist Upper School Teachers.
We are a small school by design, with a collaborative staff team, supportive families and a strong community spirit. Our teachers are at the heart of our success and we have developed a strong culture of collaboration where staff are valued and your input, enthusiasm and talents will be welcomed and appreciated. You’ll benefit from a professional development programme of mentoring, peer observation and training in delivery of the NZCSE.
We operate a two-year combined class system and you will have the advice and support of teachers experienced in working with the pedagogical needs of combined classes.
We are a Waldorf UK full member School, and are fully independent.
Cardiff Steiner School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
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